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. MATCH BOX, 4 No. 425,608. Patented Apr. 15, 1890.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT E. GUY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MATCH-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,608, dated April15, 1890.

Application filed July 19, 1889. gerial No. 318,011. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. GUY, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, a citizen of the Republic of France, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Match-Boxes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved match-box which is provided with asliding taper and with a sliding and folding supporting-stand by whichthe match-box can be changed into an illuminating device; and theinvention consists of a match-box provided with two transversepartitions, one at each end, so as to be divided into threecompartments, a middle compartmentfor matches, an end compartment for asliding taper, and a second compartment for a sliding and foldingsupporting stand or tripod, which is formed of spring-wires that aresecured to a,

socket which is guided by a handle in the slotted end wall of thematch-box.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a verticallongitudinal section of my improved match-box, taken online a" m, Fig.2, showing the match-box arranged as a support for a wax taper forilluminating purposes. Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1; and Figs. 3, 4,and 5 are respectively a side elevation and end elevation of thematch-box, taken from opposite ends.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents the outer casing of my improved match-box,which is made of the usual size and shape and provided near both endswith transverse partitions at, which partitions are slightly curved forserving in connection with the end walls as guides for a socket 19, intowhich a taper B is placed, and of a socket d, to which a foldingsupportingstand D is applied. The socket b of the taper B is providedwith a headed stud h, which is guided in a slot 19 at one end of thecasing A, while the socket d is provided with a stud d, which is guidedin a slot d of the opposite end of the casing A. The slot (Z has arectangular extension (1 at each end, by which the socket of the foldingsupporting-stand D can be retained in its outermost or innermostposition, as shown,

respectively, in Figs. 1 and 4.

The supporting-stand D is formed of three spring-legs, of which two aremade longer than the third, the longer legs extending beyond the centerof gravity of the match-box, and form thereby, with the short leg, afirm stand or tripod for the same when the taper is extended andlighted, so that the whole forms an illuminating device, as shown inFig. 1.

The middle compartment, which contains the matches, is closed by ahinged lid e, while the end compartment containing the taper is closedby a hinged lid f. The outer surface of the bottom of the match-box isroughened, so as to provide afriction-surface for lighting the matches.

The device forms a neat combination of match-box and illuminatingdevice, which is of great convenience in the city and countrywhenever-it is desired to make a light either for lighting cigars in asocial circle or when coming home late at night or for other purposes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination of a match-box having transversepartitions near the ends, so as to form a central compartment for thematches and end compartments with a sliding and guided taper in one endcompartment and a sliding and folding supporting-stand in the othercompartment, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the casing of a match-box havin transversepartitions near its end, so as to form a middle compartment for thematches and end compartments, respectively, for the taper andsupporting-stand, the end walls being provided with longitudinal slots,of a sliding taper-supporting socket having a headed stud and a slidingsocket having a headed stud and folding spring-legs, substantially asset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT E. GUY.

Witnesses:

JAMES BELKNAP, M. D. STIVERS.

